New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-15
NETWORK CITY.

CORPORATION Counsel Lacombe appointed Miss Lucy
Meany typewriter in his office at salary Of $50
The number OF applicants admission to the College Of
the City OF NewYork the public schools this year Is
Ito 1t thought between 900 and 700 will pass the
examinations Normal College there have been
1os5 applicants OF whom about 700 will be admitted
The fountain basin IN Bowling has been filled with
water and number OF lilies placed in it special police
man will detailed watch the fountain at to prevent
boys from bathing in the AMI stealing the lea
Policeman Donney on Monday arrested John Allen Of
the workhouse eonvcts who escaped from BiaokweWs
Island by swimming the East River on Saturday
Allen was taken pack TO the island.
Tho Aldermen yesterday received from the Citi
Freemen Electric Light Company that franchise be
granted it. 1t offers to furnish each light at twenty cents
night furnish the city free light for every fifty CONNER
cia and It will centor each lneal foot OF wire
strung matter referred TO the Committee on Lamps
and Gas.
The Aldermen yesterday changed tho ordinance cab
men require them TO procure license wear badges
and give their addresses when the badges are lost others
must be procured and new licenses corresponding
with badges must DO obtained It also required
that each holder of license shall be resident OF the
State OF New-York.
Tho Aldermen yesterday adopted resolution that the
riders bicycles trcycs and other similar vehicles DO
PEELED ght that be for 200 feet and
bell gong which shall be sounded when the vehicle in
motion
ptrds reports that in April eiRhtytwo sailing
The City Newark N j. is in the market again for loan
OF 900 per cont Its last loan was promptly akcn
Alta premium.
Tho public baths will all be in position to-day and will be
opened the public All in the same positions as last
year with the exception OF which was at Deanceyst
That has been placed at East Fifth-st
The annual election OF of the New:York Steam
Company yesterday tho Office OF the No ~
Cortandst resulted follows President W. C. Andrews
vice president r. shaner secretary and treasurer H. E.
Rockwell manager and chief engineer. Charles Emery
The steamboat inspectors heard testimony yesterday
relative TO the dispute between the captains OF the excursion
Schuyler and Bay Ridge each OF whom accuses the
other OF Intentionally annoying him.
Theodore Hahn the butler who exchanged diamonds
valued at Thousand dollars belonging 10 Charles Rath-
bone Of No wasf and Duncan Cryder. OF Southampton
for paste every pleaded guilty yesterday In The Cen
era Sessions to a charge OF grand larceny
e.ze wax figure Of Queen Victoria to be added TO tho
Eden Museo collection saturday Her Majesty Will ap'
pear seated on throne and the costume will be similar 10
tho one the occasion Of the Jubilee cole
bration
high was held yesterday morr.
Brdgers Roman Catholic Church, In honor OF The
Rev Father T. Mosweeney who hls been It's pastor for
twenty-five years
powerful team Of horse. drawing heavy truck ran
away Yesterday on the north roadway otho Brooklyn Bridge
They ran into light wagon ahead Of them. inurng its
driver slightly Policemen stopped them before further
damage was dOne
Thomas Bevens Col. who blew out the gas in
the Occidental Hotel In the Bowery on Sunday
night died 81 Nincents Hospital yesterday afternoon
His WIFE who with him at the time. has recovered
The New York County Democracy County Committee met
night No % Cooper Union. and did little
tine business Commissioner NoOrhs presided. com
mtee OF ordered be appointed to LOOK after secu
ing poll clerks for the coming election. The committee will
again until september.
The contract for tho transportation OF five eghtnch rifles
weight 80 pounds and ten-nch smooth bore guns
weight pounds from tho West Point foundry AZ Cold
Spring dock al sandy HOOK. awarded
John II. starin yesterday al SAL.
At tho meeting OF the Commissioners yesterday Pilot
Murphy suspended during the pleasure OF tho board for
running Illinois OF the Red star Line ashore on Owls
Head Morley suspended for thirty days for run
ming the steamship Fulda on the same beach,
Tho Board OF OF tho Produce Exchange have
granted petition OF members to close the Exchange at
2l5p m daily except ssturdsys during July and August
The closing Saturday will be at IL as usual.
The new Of the Consolidated STOCK and
Petroleum Exchange yesterday reelected H. Huben secre
tary and w. H. Lewis assistant secretary Both officers
have been connected with the Exchange for number OF
years approval for their efficiency MT Lewis
wa. secretary OF NerYok Petroleum Exchange before
the though warmly opposed at Yesterdays
Ats meeting OF the stockholders OF the Brushsw Eec
trio Light Company yesterday the old Board Of Directors was
reelected.
The autopsy on the body OF Zorn yesterday revealed
no violence but seemed TO show unnsakaby that
death resulted from drowning.